Senegal vs Tanzania: Child mortality rate
Senegal
3.65 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tanzania
3.7 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Senegal rank
50th
Tanzania rank
47th
Child mortality rate over time
- Senegal
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 3.7 deaths per 100 live births against 3.65 deaths per 100 live births in Senegal, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Senegal ahead.
Senegal ranks 50th and Tanzania ranks 47th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.16 deaths per 100 live births | 24.97 deaths per 100 live births | 6.19 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1960s | 29.57 deaths per 100 live births | 23.07 deaths per 100 live births | 6.51 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1970s | 25.4 deaths per 100 live births | 19.84 deaths per 100 live births | 5.56 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1980s | 17.34 deaths per 100 live births | 17.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.319 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 13.61 deaths per 100 live births | 15.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.9 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 9.43 deaths per 100 live births | 9.73 deaths per 100 live births | 0.297 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 5.36 deaths per 100 live births | 5.59 deaths per 100 live births | 0.23 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.002 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Senegal or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 3.7 deaths per 100 live births against 3.65 deaths per 100 live births in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Senegal and Tanzania?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Tanzania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Senegal and Tanzania rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Senegal ranks 50th and Tanzania ranks 47th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.